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Seven Marylanders honored in Memorial Day ceremony
Last year, Aaron Marchanti invited his father to the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
On Monday, he returned to the event to honor him.
Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, a member of the Maryland National Guard who went to...Tags: Timonium, Iraq War (2003-2011), Murder, U.S. Military, Memorial Day
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Howard County military notices
Army Maj. Melissa Covolesky, of Mount Airy, will graduate from The Army's Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School on Thursday, May 24, with a Master of Laws in military law and a specialty in international law. Covolesky, is the daughter of...Tags: The Pentagon, Mount Airy, Ellicott City, Howard County, Afghanistan
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Despite Obama's posturing, Afghanistan was not a war of choice
In his address from Kabul, President Barack Obama said that the war that began in Afghanistan will end there because it is necessary to "finish the job" even though many Americans are tired of war. To my mind, the president's trip was a selfish political...Tags: Afghanistan
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for cloudy skies, with a chance of showers this afternoon and a high temperature near 74 degrees. Tonight is expected to be cloudy, with a low temperature around 62 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic updates for this...Tags: Pakistan, Texas Rangers, Executive Branch, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Weather Reports
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As Afghanistan drawdown looms, concerns about Pakistan
Back from a visit to Kabul, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger expressed confidence in relations between the U.S. and Afghanistan. It's Pakistan that concerns him. "A lot of terrorists are being trained and harbored in Pakistan," said Ruppersberger, the top...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, Murder, Kidnapping, Terrorism, Pakistan
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1969 John Carroll grad David S. Sedney receives Charles K. Riepe Alumni Award
David S. Sedney, Class of 1969, is the recipient of John Carroll School's Charles K. Riepe Alumni Award. Sedney exemplifies the four outcomes of a John Carroll education: a strong sense of self, excellence in achievement of personal and professional...Tags: Pakistan, U.S. Embassy, Beijing (China), Colleges and Universities, Louisiana State University
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Mission redefined
Addressing the nation from Kabul on Tuesday, President Barack Obama offered what may be his clearest statement yet about what he sees as the American role in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO combat troops in 2014 — along with a...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Taliban, Elections, NATO
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Violence in Kabul requires stronger response
Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a very weak excuse recently when, in response to recent insurgent strikes in Kabul, he stated that the "attack showed a 'failure' by Afghanistan intelligence and NATO" ("Attacks in Kabul show vulnerability," April 17)....Tags: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, NATO
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Good afternoon, Baltimore: Monday lunchtime lowdown
ON THE SITE... City police investigate eight shootings since Friday: A 29-year-old man who was shot in the leg early Monday in Pigtown was the eighth person shot in Baltimore since Friday afternoon, according to police. Two of the victims died....Tags: David Simon, Property Tax, Peyton Manning, Shootings, Army National Guard
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Services today for Army officer killed in Afghanistan
Funeral services for Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, an Army National Guard officer killed Feb. 25 in Afghanistan, are set for today at Trinity Assembly of God Church in Lutherville.
The 48-year-old major left his Gardenville home in September on his...Tags: Afghanistan, Army National Guard, NATO
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Family pays tribute to fallen soldier
The wife and four children of Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II stood silently before his casket Monday. Their arms were wrapped firmly around one another in a display of family solidarity and devotion for the soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Hundreds of...Tags: Executive Branch, Fishing, Martin O'Malley, Skype, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48, was buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery. Marchanti, a 25-year member of the Maryland National Guard, was one of two officers killed last month in Afghanistan. Violence erupted in Kabul, where Marchanti was...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Afghanistan, Baltimore County, NATO
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